Lovćen (cigarette)
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| Product type | Cigarette |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duvanski Kombinat Podgorica |
| Produced by | Duvanski Kombinat Podgorica |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Markets | Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic of Montenegro, Montenegro |
| Previous owners | Duvanski Kombinat Titograd |
| Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1 | |
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Lovćen is a Montenegrin brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the Duvanski Kombinat Podgorica in Cetinjski Put, Podgorica, Montenegro (formerly called the Duvanski Kombinat Titograd).[1][2] The brand is named after the Lovćen mountain.[3]
History
Lovćen was introduced in the 1960s in the Socialist Republic of Montenegro and was a popular brand in Montenegro, as well as the Socialist Republic of Serbia. It is one of the few brands to survive the breakup of Yugoslavia and is still being made and sold today, along with Drina.[4]
Packaging
The pack features a white and red colour pattern, similar to the pattern Marlboro has. The old, third variant Yugoslavian pack featured a red star, but it has since been removed. In the middle, the Lovćen mountain is featured, with underneath it the words King Size written in a golden font. Underneath that, the words Lovćen is written in a black font, and depending on the variant, either Lux or Selected Fine Tobaccos is written underneath it.[5][6]
Controversy
In 2016, there were various reports that old Lovćen cigarettes with a Yugoslavian tax stamp were sold by some retailers in Montenegro, despite the fact that these cigarettes were pulled from the market years ago. Various inspection controls were carried out, but no illegal cigarettes were found.[7][8]
Products
See also
- Tobacco smoking
- Drina (cigarette)
- Elita (cigarette)
- Filter 57 (cigarette)
- Jadran (cigarette)
- Laika (cigarette)
- Morava (cigarette)
- Partner (cigarette)
- Smart (cigarette)
- Time (cigarette)
- Sobranie
- Jin Ling
- LD (cigarette)
- Walter Wolf (cigarette)
References
- ↑ "Mali (nostalgičan) pregled nekih od najpoznatijih cigareta u Jugoslaviji". Telegram.hr. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Duvanski Kombinat Podgorica: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Product Of The Week". Montenegrinsdoitbetter.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Kako smo popušili domaće cigarete". Vreme.com. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "LT Cigarettes". Ltcigarettes.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Brands". Cigarety.by. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Inspectors didn't find Yugoslav "Lovcen" - CdM". Cdm.me. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Vaskrsnuo i "lovćen" i država". Portalanalitika.me. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "Lovcen". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ "BrandLovcen - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.